It’s still the magic milestone when senior citizenship begins … with a host of money-saving offers to take advantage of The UK state pension age…
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Savills says UK house prices will rise this year in U-turn on earlier forecast
A decline in mortgage rates has prompted a forecaster to reverse its predictions of a fall in UK house prices in 2024, instead suggesting the…
View More Savills says UK house prices will rise this year in U-turn on earlier forecastHow rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money
From baby clothes to popcorn makers, borrowing items rather than buying them is a growing trend A year into motherhood and I can confirm two…
View More How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save moneyBills you don’t owe, menacing debt collectors: the terrifying world of energy company customers
Periodically, I electrify readers with a drama about energy bills. Before you switch off, let me assure you that utilities companies are masters of suspense.…
View More Bills you don’t owe, menacing debt collectors: the terrifying world of energy company customers‘There are so many benefits’: why more and more Britons are building a home sauna
They are de rigueur in Scandinavian and Nordic countries, with as many as one for every household in Finland, where the old saying goes: “First…
View More ‘There are so many benefits’: why more and more Britons are building a home saunaUK tenants should have ‘right to garden’, leading horticulturist says
Developers and landlords should give tenants a “right to garden”, a leading horticulturist has said as he campaigns for more green spaces in new-build homes.…
View More UK tenants should have ‘right to garden’, leading horticulturist saysFraudsters editing vehicle photos to add fake damage in UK insurance scam
A surge in fraud cases in which photos are manipulated to show fake car crash damage is alarming insurers and helping to push motor insurance…
View More Fraudsters editing vehicle photos to add fake damage in UK insurance scam6 Reasons To *Love* Your Sam’s Club Membership
1. The huge range of amazing Member’s Mark products. Sam’s Club Mother and daughter setting the table The Sam’s Club exclusive brand Member’s Mark has…
View More 6 Reasons To *Love* Your Sam’s Club MembershipUK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a row
UK house prices have fallen unexpectedly in April for a second consecutive month, according to the building society Nationwide, as interest rate uncertainty and more…
View More UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a rowNationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties
Britain’s biggest building society has stopped granting mortgages on some properties where there is a high risk of flooding but said this affected only “a…
View More Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties